IBPS Clerk Prelims practice question
The difference between a single discount of 45% and two successive discounts of 25% and 20% on the marked price of an article is ₹395. What is the marked price?
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Correct answer: (C) ₹7,900
Successive 25% and 20% equal a single discount of 25 + 20 − 25×20/100 = 40%. The gap from 45% is 25×20/100 = 5% of MP. So MP × 5/100 = ₹395 ⇒ MP = ₹7,900.
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एक वस्तु के अंकित मूल्य पर 45% की एकल छूट और 25% तथा 20% की दो क्रमिक छूटों के बीच का अंतर ₹395 है। अंकित मूल्य क्या है?
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सही उत्तर: (C) ₹7,900
क्रमिक 25% और 20% = एकल छूट 25 + 20 − 25×20/100 = 40%। 45% से अंतर = 25×20/100 = अंकित मूल्य का 5%। अतः अंकित मूल्य × 5/100 = ₹395 ⇒ अंकित मूल्य = ₹7,900।
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